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Delaware must ban the practice of declawing
The Delaware General Assembly has the chance to take a humane action for the cats of Delaware by passing HB 333. This bill would outlaw declawing. Declawing is a cruel and painful procedure that can cause long-term damage to cats.
Declawing is an unnecessary, cruel procedure on cats. Declawing is a painful and stressful procedure that can cause long-term problems for cats.
Declawing isn’t as easy as trimming your nails. It is a surgical amputation of the last joints of a cat’s toes — as many as 20 amputations altogether. The bones are not only removed, but also the tendons, nerves, and ligaments of each paw are also cut. Side effects include bleeding, swelling, radial nerve damage and lameness.
Alley Cat Allies, Paw Project and other animal protection groups have made declawing illegal in New York, 13 major U.S. towns, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Denver, Pittsburgh, and many other countries. Delaware can lead this movement and become one of the first states that outlaws this cruel procedure.
— Becky Robinson, president and founder of Alley Cat Allies, Bethesda, Maryland
More coverage of climate change is needed
I am writing to you as a local reader to request regular features on the climate change emergency.
The climate crisis is a major continuing news event — some may argue the most significant of our time — and yet there is little regular coverage which puts actions into perspective and reports on both the big picture. Can you follow:
- What are our current levels of carbon dioxide
- According to current science, they should be
- What our country, and others, are doing each year to improve the atmosphere
- What are our goals? How well do we meet them?
- What’s happening locally and statewide to achieve those goals?
- What are others doing?
In addition, can The News Journal facilitate the development of ideas and local activities associated with the climate crisis?
I would like to see this type of regular reporting in my newspaper. I ask you for your help to create and publish it.
— Diane Phillips, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
